McMafia is worth watching, despite quite a few flaws. It is not a masterpiece because there are too many hackneyed stereotypes and rehashed plot lines from every movie in existence. Well, that might be a slight exaggeration, but I felt that ideas were pilfered all over the place, beginning with the intro music and film of the cities, which looks and sounds similar to those of House of Cards. Then there are the obvious parallels to the Godfather. The story of corruption is essentially that of Michael Corleone. Is that because these plot lines are always integral to organized crime? Perhaps. Another issue I had was the use of cheap tricks to build suspense--for example, focusing on the mother when the imminent victim would be the fiancé. And some of the subplots just seem gratuitous. (The father sleeping with and impregnating his daughter´s best friend? Really?) Anyway, despite all of these flaws, I obviously liked the series well enough to watch all eight episodes of season 1, and if I am still a member of Prime by the time season 2 exists, I´ll definitely give it a try.
Review of McMafia
